October 12, 2012
Focus on Curriculum
Jolly Phonics: This week I explained how water swirls and
then gurgles as it goes down the drain for the sound of g. We also learned the letter o. For o, we pretended that we are turning on
and off a light switch. Now we know the
sounds
of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, and o. Please try and practice with your letter
cards at home. Please ask your
child to say the letter names and sounds. All students have a bag of cards with
letters, pictures, and words. They should try to match the letters, pictures,
and words. You may choose to make it a game like Memory, Rummy or Go Fish.
Use your imagination! Keep the cards in
a special place at home so they can use them again and again. The cards can stay at home.
Reading: . We started theme three: We are family. We Read the books Jonathan and his Mommy and Tortillas and
Lullabies. Tortillas and Lullabies
tells us how four generations made tortillas, gathered flowers, washed dresses,
and sang lullabies. We see how each
generation is similar and different. Te
story is also written in Spanish. I
read a few words on each page in Spanish for those who speak it. We also read our Weekly Reader and one of
the main issues was made into a book about firefighters.
Math: We worked on
correctly naming shapes regardless of their overall size or orientation.
Social Studies: I read the book In
1492 by Jean Marzallo. The book
retells Columbus’ voyage with rhyming.
The illustrations are colorful and help the children understand about
history and why we did not have school this past Monday.
Popcorn Words: This week we added two words to our popcorn bag: my and like
Writing: We wrote in our journals about our families
and after we wrote we were able to draw a picture of our families. The students liked including all the
different members that make up their families.
Fire Safety Week:
This week we met Firefighter Jaime.
He showed us how to stop, drop, and roll if our clothes
catch on fire. We learned to “ Fall
and Crawl” if there is a fire in our house. We also know “Don’t hide and Go Outside.” We also saw Firefighter Jaime with all his
gear on and we understand that he is not scary and he is our friend, who is
there to help us. Please make a fire
escape plan with your family.
If any parents would like to volunteer to be a class
computer helper, please let me know. I
am looking for helpers that can assist on a weekly basis. The days that are available in the morning
class are Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 10:30-10:55 A.M. The days that are available in the afternoon
class are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2:20-2:45 P.M.
REMEMBER:
WEAR YOUR GYM SHOES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS ON WEDNESDAY
